Pedestrian robbed on Branch Street

An Athens man was walking with his wife on Branch Street on Thursday night when another man beat and robbed him, Athens-Clarke police said.

The victim was approaching Derby Street when the thief asked him what was in a bag the victim was carrying, according to police.

The Hawthorne Avenue resident ignored the man and continued walking with his wife when the man punched the victim to the ground and kicked him, taking $20 from the victim's pocket and $1.25 from the bag, police said.